| Description | Dry Gangrene of Left Foot (Senile Gangrene) |
| Author | Department of Pathology |
| Copyright | Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine |
Specimen:
Left foot.
Gross Pathology:
1. The foot is black, shrunken and mummified with wrinkled skin (dry gangrene).
2. An irregular groove (line of separation) is seen at the level of malleoli.
3. The cross section of the anterior tibial artery in the cut section of the leg shows yellow thickened crescent due to atherosclerosis and an occluding thrombus.
Diagnosis:
1. Dry gangrene of left foot (senile gangrene).
2. Atherosclerosis and thrombosis of anterior tibial artery.